February 2009 • Volume 72 • Number 2

Features
56 Hiro Worship by Richard Kaufman
59 The Magic of Hiro Sakai by David Acer
59 Currency Swap
63 Quiet Revolution
65 The Bill Doctor
71 YKK
74 Balloon Bank Nite
76 The Strange Pass
77 The Uncluttered Mind
48 The Pointer Anomaly by Paul Harris
86 On Fred Robinson by Bob Read

Columns
9 Genii Speaks by Richard Kaufman
12 On the Slant by Jon Racherbaumer
13 Now Performing at The Magic Castle and in Las Vegas
14 Cryptic Crossword, No. 2 by Josh Mandel
15 Max Maven’s Monthly Inquisition
16 Real Magic by Peter Lamont
18 Osborne Illusions A Poor Man’s Mind Reading Act by Paul Osborne
20 Genii Session Assemblage III by Roberto Giobbi
32 LodeStones The Obsessive Mantra by Tom Stone
40 In Memoriam Geoffrey Latta by Jamy Ian Swiss
42 The Pink Purse Tape—An Appreciation by Eric Mead
95 Top 10 Best-Selling Products

Light From the Lamp
94 Books Reviewed by R. Paul Wilson
94 The Magic of Fred Robinson by Peter Duffie
96 Solo by Jack Kent Tillar
97 Duet by Jack Kent Tillar

97 Tricks Reviewed by David Regal
97 Paul Harris Presents Tattoo Joe by Joe Russell
98 The Shakespeare Experiment by Todd Karr
98 The Allakazam Egg by Mark Wilson and Nani Darnell Wilson
98 A Disappearing Deck by Ron Wilson
98 Thoughtless by Peter Nardi
99 Silver Impression by Alex Lourido
99 The Lady Vanishes
99 Stage Size Money Maker
99 Motorized Match Box Reel
99 Mismade Lady
100 Magician’s Waistcoat
100 The Capitulating Queens by James Swain
100 Outflushed by Derek Dingle
100 Wayne Fox’s Full House by Wayne Fox
100 Two-Faced by Richard Osterlind

101 Videos Reviewed by Joe M. Turner
101 The Doctor Is In! (Volumes 1-6) by Dr. Hiroshi Sawa
102 Pocket This! by Christopher Congreave and Gary Jones
102 Banding Around by Russell Leeds
103 The World’s Greatest Magic by the World’s Greatest Magicians: Card Fanning, Color-Changing Deck

104 Subscription Information/Advertisers Index